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BENDIGO: Rod Fyffe and Chris Corr launching solar powered PA system at the Community Farmers market. Picture: Peter Weaving
MAITLAND: Tarro Public School students and teachers are gearing up for their night of nights as they launch their whole school musical at Hexham Bowling Club.
NEWCASTLE: Jenny the fox terrier was in good hands at Cessnock Veterinary Centre after being resuscitated by paramedics. Picture: Ryan Osland
BALLARAT: The Ballarat Showgrounds lost its roof during high winds in the city, which cut power to half of the town. Picture: Lachlan Bence.
LAUNCESTON: West Launceston's Amy Farrell and her miniature dachshunds Devon and Dolly prepare for a gathering at Launceston's Heritage Forest.
BURNIE: Mark, Dakota and Beven King had their heads shaved for a cure at Burnie Primary School. Picture: Grant Wells.
NEWCASTLE: Jason Macey and Jack the dog stroll on Newcastle Foreshore during the warm weather the city is experiencing. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
BEECHWORTH: Amulet Vineyard winemaker Ben Clifton tries out the 94-kilogram stone and a 116-kilogram stone used for the Binks Stone Carry event ahead of Beechworth’s annual Highland Games tomorrow. Picture: John Russell
BEECHWORTH: Ned Kelly taken into a buggy to be transported to the jail. Policemen are played by Owen Clarke and Stuart Duff, Ned Kelly is played by John Murphy. Pictures: Peter Merkesteyn
COWRA: Mulyan Public School students Cailee Anderson and Digby McGregor pose as Hermione Granger and Harry Potter watched by fellow kinders
PORT MACQUARIE: Adventure at its best: Wakeboarding at Stoney Park has been listed as one of the Top 10 Get On Board adventures in the world.
GOSFORD: Three baby Tasmanian devils were born at the Australian Reptile Park in Gosford. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
TAMWORTH: Ted Taylor is celebrating 50 years in Manilla Fire and Rescue. Photo: Gareth Gardne
LITHGOW: Students at Cooerwull Primary School have been rewarded with a slippery slide and bouncing castle. Pictured from left, Grace Collins, Zoe Morgan, Alex Grant, Ryan Gill, Deklin Unsworth, Aaliyah Lake and Ambrozia Cummings.
OCEAN VISTA: Resident Joe Vaszocz (left) has spent the last few days cleaning up his Ocean Vista home after a mudslide caused $100,000 worth of damage. Picture: Grant Wells.
WAGGA WAGGA: Wagga Vietnam War veterans Ralph Todd and Neville Smerdon look at the Vietnam veterans memorial in the Victory Memorial Gardens. Picture: Alastair Brook
DUBBO: Greg Sawyer from Australian Wool Network throws a fleece for students during an activity at the inaugural National Merino Challenge at Dubbo. Photo: Cheryl Burke
INVERELL: Smoke billows from the Inverell home where a woman died. Picture: Inverell Times
SOUTH AUSTRALIA: Mel Jones, Mikaela Sellen, Kate Davids and Kendra Kotz, as well as Port Lincoln parents Renae and Jonny O'Hanlon, who have a daughter who was aided by the Australia Craniofacial Unit, are hoping to raise awareness and funds during Craniofacial Awareness Week next month.
PORT LINCOLN: Marine Safety officer Hank Swalue takes a closer look at a boat which broke free from its mooring at the Axel Stenross boat ramp in the wild conditions and was pushed near the yacht club at Port Lincoln foreshore on Friday.
BORDERTWON: Newspaper delivery services in Bordertown have been given an extra "paw" over the years by a trusty dog named Oka. He is pictured here with owner Nicholas Sas.
WARRNAMBOOL: The moment a car slammed through the front doors of the Warrnambool Police Station taken from the station's CCTV system
KANGAROO ISLAND: Dolphins surfing at Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island. Picture: Vernon Wells
NEWCASTLE: The Hexham swamp fire. Picture: Marina Neil
ILLAWARRA: At the Dapto home of Alma Campbell, 83, a neighbour surveys the damage done by a fallen gum tree in wild weather early in the week.
WAGGA WAGGA: Daniel Kisela of the Good Guys is having his head shaved. Picture: Les Smith
BUSSELTON: Police charged a 30-year-old man after they uncovered a stolen sawn-off shotgun during a search of a Geographe house on Friday morning. Picture: Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
MOUNT ISA: Totally Work Wear Mount Isa sales assistant Janie Anderson with the pile of old work boots ready to be sent away for recycling. - Picture: Emma Kennedy
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Ntuen Promise Elemmini was apprehended by Nigerian authorities on Wednesday after allegedly faking the identity of a Falcon property owner and trying to sell the home.
ILLAWARRA: Firefighters battle building blaze at Bulli. Picture: Kirk Gilmour
LAUNCESTON: Launceston hit by floods after deluge. Picture: Phillip Biggs.
LAUNCESTON: Launceston hit by floods after deluge. Picture: Phillip Biggs.
WAGGA WAGGA: Manager of the Oasis Aquatic Centre Ben Creighton checks out the recently commissioned gas-fired cogeneration plant. Picture: Michael Frogley
CAPALABA: Adam Woods and son Lockyer, 5, of Capalaba are ready to roll in the Billycart championships on Sunday. Picture: Chris McCormack
ORANGE: Laura Marriott dancing in the Orange Eisteddfod. Picture: Jude Keogh
NEWCASTLE: Danny Buderus plays his 250th game.
REDLANDS: Sarah Sammut is the Point Lookout SLSC Summer Surf Girl. Picture: Chris McCormack
BUSSELTON: The City of Busselton’s inaugural running of the Chevron City to Surf took off on Sunday attracting more than 1000 runners. Photo: Busselton-Dunsborough Mail.
TASMANIA: A Red Bull Storm Chaser’s windsurfer is dwarfed by waves during a leg of the challenge.
ORANGE: Chris Blowes, Adrian O'Keefe skirting the wool at the ANFD Schute Bell 2012 –2015 Merino Wether Comparison. Picture: Jude Keogh
NEWCASTLE: Pepper Tree owner John Davis after winning The Hector Tulloch Trophy for best dry red wine. Picture: Peter Stoop
BATHURST: Jessica Small’s mother Ricki Small (left) is supported by her eldest daughter Rebecca and niece Millisa Reynders as she enters Bathurst Local Court on Monday for the first day of an inquest into Jessica’s disappearance. Photo: Chris Seabrook
KATHERINE: Stockman Lynton Tapp competes in the 2013 Masterchef kitchen.
TENNANT CREEK: Sydney GP, Dr Diana Richards has become the 2000th placement by Remote Area Health Corps (RAHC) is currently working in Tennant Creek.
MOUNT GAMBIER: Mayor Steve Perryman celebrates news the South East has been identified as the number one spot for a bioenergy plant in Australia, which could pour up to $105m into the region and kickstart a new era for the region’s $1b timber sector. Picture: Karen Sweeney
PORT STEPHENS: Councillors have voted to reject a proposed brothel in Salamander Bay.
GOULBURN: Trinity Catholic College students received a number of awards during a ceremony a NAIDOC Week Mass in Canberra, for their study and promotion indigenous culture
FORSTER: RAINBOW Flat designers Sharon Geraghty and Rebecca Hanley were determined to go out with a bang and they did at the final Flair Fashion Awards. Picture: Ashley Cleaver
TAMWORTH: Milestones Early Learning Centre's educational leader Elle McMaster and centre manager Tarsha Watters with one of their eight finalist certificates for the Australian Child Care Week awards. Photo: Barry Smith
TASMANIA: Forth Primary School pupils (from left) Georgia Thompson, Oaklee Young and Lili Spuire check out the chemical reaction at the 'displacement of a diet coke bomb' display. Picture: Meg Windram.